Heat Treating of Tool Steels – Annealing
THE NEXT FIVE BLOG TITLES WILL DEAL WITH DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HEAT TREATING TOOL STEEL. THESE FIVE TOPICS WILL BE, IN ORDER: ANNEALING, HARDENING, QUENCHING, TEMPERING, AND HARDNESS RANGES/TESTING.
ANNEALING
ANNEALING IS AN ASPECT OF HEAT TREATMENT USED TO SOFTEN STEELS AND TO IMPROVE MACHINABILITY, MATERIAL STABILITY & MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY BRINGING […]